The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-01-12
FROM WASHINGTON.
Interesting Incidents and Gossip.
XLIXth CONGRESS.



Mr.. Dawes, from the Committee on In
dian Affairs, reported back, with amend
ments, the House bill granting to the st.
Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Rail
road company the right of way through
/ Indian reservations in Northern Montana
and Northwestern Dakota. Calender
Mr.. Cameron, from the Committee on
Military Affairs, reported bill for the
relief of telegraph operators during the
war Calendar.
Mr.. Blackburn, from the Committee on
/ Naval Affairs, reported a bill for relief of
Commodore Truxton. Calendar.
Mr. Mitchell PENN, from the Com
mittee on Pensions, reported back the
Senate bill to equaize the pensions paid
to soldiers and sailors who became totally
disabled Calendar
Mr. Hawley presented a memorial Of
some residents Of Jefferson county,
Texas, stating that they had been denied
/ their rights as citizens by the citizens
and authorities of that county, and APP
pealing for redress to the Government of
the United States Referred.
Mr. Sherman (by request introduced a
bill to reimburse the depositOrs of the
Freedmen's Bank of Washington Re
( ferred.
! The Senate then resumed considera-
tion of the Interstate commerce bill,
and was addressed by Mr. Coke in favor
Of the conference report.
House.
On motion of Mr. Bragg, Of Wiscon-
sin, Senate amendments were concurred
: in to the bill providing for a school OF
instruction for cavalry and light artillery.
Mr.. Willis, of Kentucky, reported back
( the river and harbor appropriation bill.
Referred to committee of the whole.
Mr.. Oates, Of Alabama, from the Com
mittee on Revision of the Laws, reported
bill to prohibit the appointment of con-
gressional committees to attend funerals
at public expense outside of the District
of Columbia, and also to prohibit the
draping of public buildings in mourning
except upon authority of the President.
Placed on the calendar.
In the morning hour the House re-
sumed, in the committee Of the whole,
the consideration Of the bill for the erec-
tion of public building at Charleston,
5. G. The bill appropriates 100000 for
the purchase OF the site, and 100000 for
the erection of the building.
Mr. Hepburn QOwa) moved to reduce
this latter amount to 100000 The city,
he asserted, was in its decadence, and in
support of this assertion he stated that
between 1860 and 1880 the white popula-
ton had increased only /, 200, and between
1870 and 1880 the entire population was
only 1853, while between the same
periods the government receipts from all
sources had steadily fallen off.
Mr.. Dibble, of South Carolina, thought
that Mr. Hepburn's statement was not a
fair one. but as he did not wish 10 inn
peril the bill he asked the committee to
agree 10 Mr. Hepburn's motion
This was done. The committee rose
and the bill, as amended, was passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Hatch, of Missouri,
and in spite OF the antagonism of Mr.
Willis, of Kentucky, with the river and
harbor bill, the House went into the com
mittee of the whole (Mr. Springer Of
Illinois, in the chair on the bill creating
department Of agriculture and labor
The bill passed the House-232 to 26.